How to fix bubbly lava, lava not sticking to coil, inconsistent lava color, and lava rising in a single column - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T10:06:33Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-fix-bubbly-lava-lava?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A624524&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis is caused from some kind…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-06-14:1566398:Comment:6252602016-06-14T02:20:51.755ZAutumnhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Autumn
<p>This is caused from some kind of chemical change as the lamps age. Not sure how to fix this.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-fix-bubbly-lava-lava?page=1&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A624524&x=1#1566398Comment618836">Will this procedure stop fluid bubbles from forming at the bottom and rising up? My green/blue Aristocrat has that problem and I am sometimes able to pop the bubbles, but new ones form at the bottom…</blockquote>
<p>This is caused from some kind of chemical change as the lamps age. Not sure how to fix this.</p>
<p><br/><cite>Ben said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-fix-bubbly-lava-lava?page=1&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A624524&x=1#1566398Comment618836">Will this procedure stop fluid bubbles from forming at the bottom and rising up? My green/blue Aristocrat has that problem and I am sometimes able to pop the bubbles, but new ones form at the bottom and shoot up, reducing my work to nothing. Need a cure for this, as well as the cloudiness (which I am working on).</blockquote>
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<p>A hardware store.<br/><br/><cite>Jeremy Blakesley said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-fix-bubbly-lava-lava?page=1&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A624524&x=1#1566398Comment624524"><p>Where's the best place to get those springs?</p>
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<p>Like I mentioned in my other comment it is likely due to a change in the chemicals in the lamp caused by age, sun exposure, or over use. I'm not a chemist so I am just speculating, but I think a lot of the problems with these old lamps simply can not be fixed.<br/> <br/> <cite>Sentrex said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-fix-bubbly-lava-lava?page=1&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A624524&x=1#1566398Comment619529"><div><p style="text-align: left;">Hi Ben - the lamps with the blue fluid and green or yellow goo seem to have the biggest problem with the bubbles you mentioned. Seems every globe I get, and every pic/video I see, with those combos is bubbly garbage. I have tried boiling just the wax as well as the entire globe with the cap off to get rid of them. Unfortunately without any success.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I have scoured this site trying to find a solution reading posts back to 2008 and at this point I have reserved myself to the fact that there is no solution. I have since cleaned out my Aristocrat bottle and plan to rebuild it soon.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I do have one more of these that I am going to try a new coil on to see if that helps. The bubbles are definitely not air so for some reason the fluid is mixing with our goo. Waiting on springs to make a new coil....</p>
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</blockquote> Where's the best place to get…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-06-08:1566398:Comment:6245242016-06-08T22:21:23.386ZJeremy Blakesleyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JeremyBlakesley
<p>Where's the best place to get those springs?</p>
<p>Where's the best place to get those springs?</p> Hi Ben - the lamps with the b…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-05-05:1566398:Comment:6195292016-05-05T12:32:29.282ZSentrexhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Johnhatkow
<p style="text-align: left;">Hi Ben - the lamps with the blue fluid and green or yellow goo seem to have the biggest problem with the bubbles you mentioned. Seems every globe I get, and every pic/video I see, with those combos is bubbly garbage. I have tried boiling just the wax as well as the entire globe with the cap off to get rid of them. Unfortunately without any success.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I have scoured this site trying to find a solution…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Hi Ben - the lamps with the blue fluid and green or yellow goo seem to have the biggest problem with the bubbles you mentioned. Seems every globe I get, and every pic/video I see, with those combos is bubbly garbage. I have tried boiling just the wax as well as the entire globe with the cap off to get rid of them. Unfortunately without any success.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I have scoured this site trying to find a solution reading posts back to 2008 and at this point I have reserved myself to the fact that there is no solution. I have since cleaned out my Aristocrat bottle and plan to rebuild it soon.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I do have one more of these that I am going to try a new coil on to see if that helps. The bubbles are definitely not air so for some reason the fluid is mixing with our goo. Waiting on springs to make a new coil....</p> Will this procedure stop flui…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-05-03:1566398:Comment:6188362016-05-03T01:30:58.163ZBSP016https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Ben233
Will this procedure stop fluid bubbles from forming at the bottom and rising up? My green/blue Aristocrat has that problem and I am sometimes able to pop the bubbles, but new ones form at the bottom and shoot up, reducing my work to nothing. Need a cure for this, as well as the cloudiness (which I am working on).
Will this procedure stop fluid bubbles from forming at the bottom and rising up? My green/blue Aristocrat has that problem and I am sometimes able to pop the bubbles, but new ones form at the bottom and shoot up, reducing my work to nothing. Need a cure for this, as well as the cloudiness (which I am working on). Talking to myself here - but…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-04-26:1566398:Comment:6184132016-04-26T21:32:10.391ZSentrexhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Johnhatkow
<p>Talking to myself here - but hey, at least I always think that I am funny...</p>
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<p>I am going to boil the wax for a 2nd time, up to 5 times total over the next week and see if it helps.</p>
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<p>Really don't want to replace the goo if I can avoid it!</p>
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<p>Don't have a picture of it running but if you have seen the typical yellow lava with all the bubbles in it then you understand.</p>
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<p>Will report back after 5th try if…</p>
<p>Talking to myself here - but hey, at least I always think that I am funny...</p>
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<p>I am going to boil the wax for a 2nd time, up to 5 times total over the next week and see if it helps.</p>
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<p>Really don't want to replace the goo if I can avoid it!</p>
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<p>Don't have a picture of it running but if you have seen the typical yellow lava with all the bubbles in it then you understand.</p>
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<p>Will report back after 5th try if unsuccessful.</p>
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<p></p> All back together now but the…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-04-08:1566398:Comment:6155332016-04-08T11:43:23.213ZSentrexhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Johnhatkow
<p>All back together now but the process did not resolve anything for this lamp.</p>
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<p>On to the next option!</p>
<p>All back together now but the process did not resolve anything for this lamp.</p>
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<p>On to the next option!</p> OCD has grabbed me and I cann…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2016-04-07:1566398:Comment:6156242016-04-07T23:25:00.622ZSentrexhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Johnhatkow
<p>OCD has grabbed me and I cannot continue to see my 1424 Midnight continue to spike absurd bubble ridden lava another minute!</p>
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<p>Having read many (many many) posts here on the topic of bubbles this is the only thread that I found offering me some hope.</p>
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<p>"Let it run 10 hours at a time, it will work itself out".... "There is no way to fix that".... hope runs eternal <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"></img></p>
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<p>15 minutes into trying this with 52 oz globe! Not quite melted and plenty of…</p>
<p>OCD has grabbed me and I cannot continue to see my 1424 Midnight continue to spike absurd bubble ridden lava another minute!</p>
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<p>Having read many (many many) posts here on the topic of bubbles this is the only thread that I found offering me some hope.</p>
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<p>"Let it run 10 hours at a time, it will work itself out".... "There is no way to fix that".... hope runs eternal <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
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<p>15 minutes into trying this with 52 oz globe! Not quite melted and plenty of bubbles still.</p>
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<p></p> What a neat idea! Thanks for…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2010-06-03:1566398:Comment:1440332010-06-03T02:00:19.197ZReszoundhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/RodEnnis
What a neat idea! Thanks for this excellent post, I'm going to try it on the goo kit grande I just did as it has developed a severe case of bubblitis which will just not get better. I need to open it again anyway to add more goo so hopefully this will solve the problem :)
What a neat idea! Thanks for this excellent post, I'm going to try it on the goo kit grande I just did as it has developed a severe case of bubblitis which will just not get better. I need to open it again anyway to add more goo so hopefully this will solve the problem :) I have been lucky with my cen…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2010-06-02:1566398:Comment:1439842010-06-02T16:35:28.763ZAutumnhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Autumn
I have been lucky with my centuries as far as having the ring in them. When I got my 2 centuries they had been very abused and I am impatient so I decided to try something new and now my lamps look like new and flow just like the ones in your picture. It seems like the chemicals in my lava was seperating and it also had lots of liquid mixed in them and the boiling fixed it all. I am very happy with the way they flow, I will have to put a video up eventually.<br />
But overall I agree with you Bohdan…
I have been lucky with my centuries as far as having the ring in them. When I got my 2 centuries they had been very abused and I am impatient so I decided to try something new and now my lamps look like new and flow just like the ones in your picture. It seems like the chemicals in my lava was seperating and it also had lots of liquid mixed in them and the boiling fixed it all. I am very happy with the way they flow, I will have to put a video up eventually.<br />
But overall I agree with you Bohdan this should be a last resort method if nothing else works!